Jens Flottau

Executive Editor, Commercial Aviation

Frankfurt, Germany

Summary

Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Jens is executive editor and leads Aviation Week Network’s global team of journalists covering commercial aviation.

He started his journalism career in 1992 as a freelance writer for Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Germany’s largest daily national newspaper and soon specialised in air transport. Jens joined Aviation Week and Aviation Daily in 2000 as one of the European correspondents. Later his role was expanded to cover international air transport. In 2013 he was named Managing Editor Commercial.

Jens frequently appears on radio and TV to comment on industry matters. In 2003, he received the Hugo Junkers Award of the German aviation press for his coverage of Fairchild Dornier’s bankruptcy. He was named the country’s top travel and air transport writer by the Travel Industry Club three times. Jens graduated from the Munich School of Journalism.

Articles

By Jens Flottau
Qatar Airways has issued an RFP to both Airbus and Boeing as it considers additional orders of the Airbus A350 and Boeing 777X.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Emirates Airline President Tim Clark expects to the new and expanded Dubai World Central Al Makhtoum Airport (DWC) to be operational between 2032 and 2034.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
With rising demand still outpacing capacity growth, airlines are confident the strong upcycle will continue at least through the upcoming northern summer.
Airlines & Lessors